HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 20, 2002HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 20, 2002
CALL TO ORDER - The Special Meeting of the Columbia Heights Housing & Redevelopment
Authority (HRA) was called to order by Chair, Marlaine Szurek at 6:39 p.m., August 20, 2002,
in the City Hall, Fire/Police Training Room, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
ROLL CALL
Commission Members Present:
Commission Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Marlaine Szurek, Gary Peterson, Julienne Wyckoff, Bruce
Nawrocki and Bobby Williams
Dennis Ecklund Jr
Walt Fehst, Executive Director
Robert Streetar, Deputy Executive Director
Randy Schumacher, Asst. Community Dev. Director
Mark Nagel, Housing Assistant
Cheryl Bakken, Secretary
Szurek stated that Parkview Villa's Annual Picnic is on Thursday the 22nd at 5:30 p.m. and Anita
is looking for volunteers to help serve, clean up and set up for the event.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Minutes
Approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting on August 5, 2002.
MOTION by Nawrocki, second by Williams, to approve the minutes from August 5, 2002,
Special Meeting as presented in writing. All ayes. Motion Carried.
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
Resolution 2002-06, Recommending Setting the HRA Levy
Streetar stated annually the Board is required to adopt a Resolution recommending the HRA
Levy for the coming year. This year staff is recommending a maximum Levy amount of
$111,648. Streetar suggested a special meeting to be held prior to the EDA meeting at 6:30p. m.
on Tuesday, September 17th at City Hall to go through the HRA Budget.
Resident, Robert Ruettimann, recommended when the Board looks at the Budget, they take into
consideration where the funds will come from for the upcoming redevelopment projects.
MOTION by Peterson, second by Wyckoff, to Adopt Resolution 2002-06, being a Resolution of
the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Columbia Heights
recommending setting the HRA Levy. All ayes. Motion Carried.
OTHER BUSINESS
4828 5th Street
Streetar stated that staff recently met with the property owner at 4828 5th Street who is interested
in selling the property to the City. The home is in poor condition and that GMHC is willing to
purchase the property, demolish the home and rebuild a 1,702 square foot home as a joint
venture with the City. The purchase price is $118,000, with a gap price of $60,000. The City
would be responsible for $30,000, which would come out of revenue funds from Parkview Villa
South and would be replaced by funds from the TIF scattered site district at a later date.
Streetar stated staff is looking for direction on the purchase of the property at this time and
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would be presenting it to the City Council.
Resident, Patricia Jindra, stated she lives near the home and the home has had many owners that
all did a few repairs and gave up.
Sensible Land Use Coalition
Streetar stated on August 28th the Sensible Land Use Coalition is having a seminar on "Who
Pays the Cost of Redevelopment". He provided the Board with an application form for the
seminar. The seminar will be given by people that have gone through the same kind of issues
the Board will be facing with the Central Avenue Redevelopment and Industrial Area Projects.
The sign up forms need to be back to the Community Development Department by tomorrow
afternoon if they are interested in going.
ADJOURNMENT
Szurek adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Bakken
Recording Secretary
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